Warp 4 install -- SYSINST2 failure

When I try to install Warp 4 on my Warp Connect system, the
process gets to the welcome screen on disk two, then goes
to a solid blue screen for a long time (like 15 minutes)
while the CD-ROM drive shows busy. Then I get a red screen
with the following error message: "ERROR: SYSINST2.EXE
failed to return the target drive." I have been unable to
find a way around this problem.

Is this truly a ADAPTEC controller? You might want to try the /et switch on the driver in the config.sys

Second, I had Warp Connect also before going to Warp 4, I personally recommend that you do a system backup of the BOOT drive, then do a reformat. I say this because the codes are not compatible and it seemed to me that it made it more unstable (Upgrade CD & Full Install CD are the same product) But I would only do this after you get by the CD problem, that's what it sounds like you are expierencing

Third, Warp 4 makes use of LBA mode ONLY if it is a big drive, make sure to turn this option off in the CMOS, OS/2 will HANG everytime unless it is a BIG! driver partitioned down

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Status: CLOSED FIN Last Change: 05-03-96 Closed Date:
03-29-96
Status Description: A programming error was found that will be
fixed in
the next release.

When installing Warp Connect, the system reports "SYSINST2.EXE
failed to
return the target drive - pszseg = NULL" on disk1. The problem
occurs
between the first Welcome Screen and the Easy/Advanced screen.

You can boot to a command prompt by pressing F3 at the first
Welcome
screen or by setting PROTSHELL=CMD.EXE. If you then run FDISK
or CHKDSK
you get a SYS0202 or a SYS0201. CHKDSK and FDISK from previous
versions of
OS/2 work fine!

Problem Recreation :
1) Insert Installation Disk and boot

2) Insert disk1 when prompted

3) When you get the first Welcome Screen you press 'Enter'
and then
you get the error

LOCAL FIX

This problem has been resolved by one of the following, but not
in every
case:

1) Boot to a command prompt from the installation diskettes.
From the X:\OS2IMAGE\DISK_1 subdirectory enter SYSINST2
and continue the install

2) Use the correct Warp CD

3) Remove network card

4) Install Warp Fullpak and then install the Connect network
features
after

PROBLEM SUMMARY
The problem has been isolated to coninst.exe not passing the
return code
back from sysinst2.exe in the event of any failure during the
installation. Coninst has been changed to pass the return code.
Being able
to know the return code will identify what type of failure
occurred to
allow that problem to be addressed.

To find the reason for this failure you need to bootup to a
command
prompt and run a install manually. To do this edit the
CONFIG.SYS on the
boot floppy and change the last OS2_SHELL statement to
SETOS2_SHELL=CMD.EXE
and add the following SET statement:
SET PROMPT=$R $P!

Now boot with the modified boot floppies. When you get to the
A: command
prompt see if you can access the CDROM drive. If you cannot
access the
CDROM drive then make modifications to the CONFIG.SYS until you
can
access the CDROM drive. If you can access the CDROM drive then
execute
from the command prompt the following:
x:\OS2IMAGE\DISK_1\SYSINST2 x:\OS2IMAGE
where x: is the drive letter for the CDROM drive. Note any
error return
code if failure continues.

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